BJP mahila president Smriti Irani on Monday renewed her attack on the Congress and also described prime minister Manmohan Singh as “a helpless PM”. Irani, currently on a ten-day tour of the north east, accused the Congress of creating more unemployment . Commenting on the upcoming Common Wealth Games, she alleged that the government has siphoned off crores of rupees in connivance with the contractors. She said her visit to the north east was to advocate active participation of women in the political arena. “I want the women to turn into social activists and then become political activists,” she said. Irani said the BJP had voted for the women’s quota bill in the Rajya Sabha. She later left Dimapur for Tezpur. It may be pointed that some prominent newspapers were not informed about the press meet.